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WH: Agencies should factor for climate change in project reviews
2014-12-18 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The White House is floating new guidelines for federal agencies on how to weigh climate change impacts when reviewing energy and infrastructure projects. The proposed guidelines from the White House Council on Environmental Quality specifically address National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews by agencies, which require an analysis of the environmental impact by projects that need a federal greenlight. NEPA reviews are used when the federal agencies consider offshore drilling leases,...
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